Teterville is a ghost town in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located approximately 11 miles east of Cassoday. No buildings remain of this former community.
History
Teterville was founded as an "oil town" sometime after the Teeter Oil Field was discovered around 1920.[2] The oil field was named in honor of James Teter who owned about 6900 acres of land in Greenwood County.[3][4] A post office was opened in Teterville in 1927, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1962.[5]
Points of interest
- Teter Rock. It is located 0.9 miles (1.4 km) south of Teterhill Road on top of a hill at 38°1′46.5″N 96°25′24.9″W / 38.029583°N 96.423583°W (38.029583, -96.423583). It is accessible by the public using a rural road on private land, so please respect the property. In 1954, the current monument was erected by the Greenwood County Historical Society to replace the earlier landmark created in the 1870s or 1880s by James Wesley Teter (1849-1929).[3][4][6]
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Teter Rock, near the townsite of Teterville, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
See also
- Salem Township, Greenwood County, Kansas (location of Teterville)
- Teter, West Virginia (founded by relatives of James Teter)
References
- ^ a b c d "Teterville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Teeter-Scott Field - Oil and Gas Production.
- ^ a b Teterville Kansas, Teter Oil Fields, and Teter Rock. Archived 2014-11-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Teterville and Teter Rock; kansastravel.org
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ James Teter biography
Further reading
- My Flint Hills Childhood: Growing Up in 1930s Kansas; Gail Lee Martin; 186 pages; 2009.
External links
- Teterville, Teter Oil Fields, and Teter Rock
- Teterville and Teter Rock
- James Teter biography
- Greenwood County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |